The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-01-01
shrewsburv and vicinitv.-The hearing Of

Shrewsbury and Vicinity.-The hearing OF
| the Herbst sons before the Y ) Commissioner in
Baltimore, on the charge of having conspired with
their father William Herbst, president Of the Glen
Rock National Bank, to defraud the bank out OF
large sum of money, drags along slowly. The
case again up for further hearing on We'd
nesday and number of directors and citizens OF
Glen Rock were in attendance and the case was
continued The hearing, it is thought, will result
in holding one or both for trial at Phiadelphia.
There was one feature about the case that struck
everybody with surprise when the boys were
arrested, and that was the fact that Dan'l Ludwig
brother-in-law of Jacob Herbst, should be able
to go security in the sum of $4,000 for their APP
penrance, as it was never known that he was worth
q cent when he moved to Baltimore.
We had two funerals in this place on Wednes-
day. One was Mrs. Snyder, a widow, about 20
years of age, and the other bright young girl of
II years. daughter of Mr.. Jacob Butcher, of Rail-
road borough. She died suddenly oftyphoid fever
The County Teachers Institute is in session in
York this week. The attendance is large and the
proceedings are very interesting. Wednesday was
what was termed as directors day. About 100
school directors assembled in the Court House at
1870 a. m. The meeting was called to order by
Prof. D. G. Williams, county superintendent
Prof. D. X. Noel was chosen president of the meet
ing, DR.. D. G. Eberhart, of Shrewsbury, vice-pres
ident, and S. J. Barnett secretary. The question
as adopted in Shrewsbury township, was an
nounced by the chair and was opened by L. W.
Hershey, secretary of the Shrewsbury township
School Board. He showed that the plan adopted
by the board was of unusual advantage to the
schools, and the progress of the scholars was near
y doubled over the old system of parents furnish
ing the books. Messrs Barnett and Ehrhart, of
Hanover, opposed the free text book system. DR..
D. C. Eberhart and B. F. Roller, of Shrewsbury,
favored the plan. The latter regarded the system
adopted by the Shrewsbury township directors as
an advance in the common school system of Penn
sylvania, and very strongly urged its adoption
throughout the county. The president of the
meeting also favored the plan. Miss Ebaugh,
daughter of the venerable Judge Ebaugh, of Hope
well township, was present and represented her
father who is director and could not be present.
The lady is an experienced teacher of some 20
years, both in this State and in Maryland. She
related in very intelligent and interesting man
ner her experiences teacher under both systems.
She was listened to with the greatest attention.
She favored the free text book system. The dis
cusson lasted one and a half hours resulting in
victory for the free text book system.
The old Shrewsbury Station property, on the N.
C. Railroad, has been purchased by the company
and will be put in frst-class order for business.
The trade at this place has been robbed for years
by the system of switch hire charges and will be
dcne away with. The switches and facilities are
w
New Freedom, is to be the agent. great revival
of business at the old stand is expected. K.
Orphans Court.-The following business was
transacted by the Orphans Court for Baltimore
county for the week ending December Goth:
Ordered that the account of the private sale of
the personal estate of A. Breckenridge, by the
administrators, be approved.
Ordered that the leasehod and chattel estate
of August Hoen, made by Caroline V. Hoen and
Ernest Hoen, administrators, be absolutely rati-
fed and confirmed.
Letters of administration were granted to Jacob
NJ. Mcdonald and Aquila Mcdonald, on the es-
tate of Abraham Mcdonald.
Ordered that Jacob and Aquila Mcdonald, ad
ministrators or A. Mcdonald, give the notice to
creditors as required by law.
Ordered that Virginia " Ward and J. Edward
Ward, executors of Sarah E. Ward, sell and cause
to be transferred on the books of the N. G. r. R.
Company, shares of stock standing in the name
of Sarah E. Ward.
Ordered that Belese Davis, guardian to B.
Marston Uhrlaub and Otto Uhrlaub, cause to be
invested in such good security securities, ST.
600 of the money secured by her from the
demption of bonds for the use of her ward, B.
Marston Uhrlaub, and $500 for the use of Otto
Uhrlaub, and $500 to reimburse her as guardian.
The petition of Charles II. Baker in the estate
of Isaiah Baker, was dimissed, and chattels were
awarded to Joseph c. Baker.
Ordered that David g.. Mcintosh, administra-
tor of Patrick Mccormick, pay to Jane McCor-
mick SOB.
Ordered that the inventory of the personal es-
tate as returned by Margaret Keedy, executrix of
Michael Keedy, by accepted.
Ordered that Emanuel Herman, administrator
of Edward Smyser, pay R. R. Boarman 500 for
professional services.
Ordered that Francis White, administrator Of
estate of Sarah E. White, cause to be transferred
on the books of the B. & o. r. R. to himself, 200
shares of the common stock of said Company,
now standing in the name of Sarah e. White.
Ordered that the inventory of the estate of Pat
rick Henry Walker, by Rosa B. Walker, execu
trix, be accepted.
Ordered that Rosa B. Walker, executrix of
Patrick Henry Walker, sell by public sale all the
personal estate of deceased.
Letters Of administration were granted to
R. Boarman and Edward Stevenson on the per-
sonal estate of Sarah A. Stevenson.